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The French government is being sued for failing to outlaw bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.

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The French government has been formally asked by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Defense des Milieux Aquatiques (DMA) to address its noncompliance with EU and French regulations pertaining to bottom trawling, one of the most damaging fishing methods. These regulations are obviously broken by allowing this practice to continue in some of France's most biodiverse and endangered marine areas. The NGOs claim that this situation puts the long-term sustainability of the fisheries in jeopardy in addition to compromising the integrity of these places. Legal action will be taken in a French court if the government fails to appropriately respond to this formal request. The request specifically targets two maritime protected areas, Chausey and Bancs des Flandres, where bottom trawling is causing habitat destruction. A major factor in the decline of marine biodiversity is bottom trawling, which is the practice of dragging weighted nets across the seabed. It unintentionally captu

Riyadh gets ready for the Olympiad in International Chemistry.

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 Riyadh gets ready for the Olympiad in International Chemistry.                                                                                 Source arabnews.com RIYADH: The 56th annual International Chemistry Olympiad organising committee met with Saudi Arabia's Education Minister, Yousef Al-Benyan, in July in Riyadh. Faisal Al-Dweish, the head of the board of directors of the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, Mawhiba, was among the officials present at the event. The Saudi Basic Industries Corp. is sponsoring the event, which is being organised by the ministry, Mawhiba, and King Saud University and will take place from July 21 to July 30, with participation from 89 nations. Al-Benyan spoke with the members of the international steering committee on Saudi Arabia's preparations to host the Olympiad. Source arabnews.com